Location Sound Training 101

Name: Location Sound Training 101
Rating: 4.0 (78 reviews)

Turn your music knowledge into a high paying job!

Created byFergus Lowrey

Last updated 8/2019

English

What you'll learn

Students will learn how to capture great sound for TV, Film and Branded Content
How to hold a boom, how to place a lav mic, how to behave on set and what gear you need to get started

Course content

1 section • 25 lectures • 1h 50m total length

Introduction to Location Sound Training0:39
The Importance of Good Location Sound1:37
Overview of a Basic Sound Kit1:53
The Basic Kit1:48
What to Expect on Se6:24
A Deeper Look at a Beginner Kit9:37
How To Connect Microphones to the Recorder6:35
Settings, Knobs, and Recording6:35
Pickup Patterns, and Microphone Placement11:31
How to use the Boom Pole8:40
Lavalier Microphones and How to Mount Them3:58
Wireless Frequencies5:19
Timecode and Syncing on Set2:29
Powering Your Devices5:47
Expanding Your Basic Kit2:40
Expanding Your Basic Kit pt. II - The C-Stand5:29
Set Etiquette and Personal Hygiene2:54
Sound Blankets4:06
Analog vs. Digital Recording in Mixers4:19
Roomtone and its Importance2:32
Limiters and You2:52
Tone and Calibration3:09
Windscreens, Deadcats, and the Wind2:10
Wildsounds, and Wildtakes2:59
Navigating How to Connect Directly to the Camera4:37

Requirements

None

Description

In this course you will learn the basics of location sound for film and TV. Location sound is an important job on any production. Our course covers everything from understanding different types of microphones, to how to position your boom pole. If you can play guitar you can a learn location sound. Location sound has a very high rate of pay in most major cities, day rates vary from $250 - $700 per day.

Who this course is for:

Musicians look to make more money using what they already know!